Housing Solicitor ref OR16610

Role Purpose

To provide legal advice and assistance on routine and standard housing management and landlord & tenant matters, as well as on more complex issues, with support from senior or experienced team members as appropriate to your level of skill and experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct efficient and effective litigation, including but not limited to:

  • Anti-social behaviour injunctions and possession claims
  • Committal applications
  • Tenancy fraud possession claims
  • Access injunctions
  • Housing disrepair claims
  • Prosecutions under the Environmental Protection Act
  • Applications to the Court of Protection
  • Money claims
  • Briefing Counsel and/or conducting advocacy where appropriate to protect the interests of Southern Housing and its Group partners

• Depending on skill and experience, provide or assist in the provision of advice and conduct of other contentious matters, including:

  • First Tier Tribunal cases
  • Trespass, Right of Way, breach of Easement claims
  • Claims arising from contractor, landlord, or leaseholder non-performance or breach of contract/lease terms

• Assist with instructing external solicitors for matters that cannot be dealt with in-house.

• Support the development of the in-house legal provision to meet the needs of Southern Housing and its Group partners.

• Ensure legal work is carried out in-house where cost-effective, including preparing and drafting pleadings for both routine and complex matters, such as:

  • Notices of seeking possession
  • Claim forms and particulars of claim
  • Defences and replies
  • Part 20 counterclaims
  • Injunctions and committal applications
  • Witness statements, case summaries, lists of issues, chronologies, and trial bundles

• Ensure effective communication between instructing officers and the legal team.

• Assist in developing and implementing processes and procedures for efficient housing management and litigation services, including:

  • Witness support, especially in anti-social behaviour cases (may include out-of-office visits)

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to beth@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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